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GLOTH STRETGHING MACHINE.

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CLOTH STRETGHING MACHINE.

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CLOTH STRETGHING MACHINE.

No. 544,098. Patented Aug. 6, 1895.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH HORTON AND WILLIAM HORTON, OF OOPLEY, ENGLAND.

CLOTH-STRETCHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 544,098, dated August6,1895. Application filed November 16, 1894. S rial No. 528,984. (Nomodel.) 7 Patented in England March 30, 1889, No. 5,459;

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J OSEPH HORTON and WILLIAM HORTON, subjects of theQueen of Great Britain, residing at Copley, near Halifax, in the countyof York, England,have invented new and useful Improvements in Tenteringor Cloth-Stretching Machines for Textile Fabrics, of which the followingis a specification.

- Letters Patent for this invention have been obtained in England, N 0.5,459, dated March 30, 1889.

Our invention relates to the ordinary tentering-machines for dryingtextile fabrics; and it consists in improvements whereby all dirt andgrease are prevented from coming in contact with the piece or fabricbeing operated upon.

Figure 1 is across-sectional elevation of the improvements applied to anordinary tentering-machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of part of atentering-machine, which machines are made of various lengths. Fig. 3 isa plan of one of the top rails, showing the method of fixing theextended partition. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of the plates or gillsM. Fig. 5 shows a modification of the reversible rails.

The improvements consist in forming or fixin g an extended partition Aat each inner side of the chain-race B, and the whole length of themachine 0, this partition being secured in position by means of lugs orbrackets D (cast upon the top and bottom rails) and bolts E, a space Fbeing left between the top rail or race G and the partition A, wherebyall dirt and grease are prevented from coming in contact with the fabricH while being dried. Downwardly and outwardly inclined plates J aresecured to the plates A, under the top race or rail, to prevent suchdirt or grease from dropping onto the bottom race.

An improved form of reversible rails G and K is employed, having two orfour recesses or races B for the chain L, which givestwo or four timesthe wear of. the ordinary rails. Arms L project from the chains L andextend over the partitions A and have the edges of the cloth secured tothem.

The form of the rail with four races 1 2 3 4. is shown in Fig. 5. Therail with two races .is made in two parts 6 and 7, coupled together by acentral vertical bolt 8. An intermediate part 9 is interposed betweenthe parts 6 and 7 when the rails are required to have four races. Therails are reversed by turning them around as their edges become worn bycontact with the chains in their races.

The plates or gills M, which hitherto have had straight joints, andconsequently broken lines of pins, are now made with the joints beveledor angular,- as at N, by which means a continuous and even row of pinsis obtained;

P is a plate to inclose a space for hot air below the cloth, as requiredin tentering-machines for some classes of fabrics.

The action of the machine is as ordinary.

What we claim as the invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent;is-

1. In a cloth stretching machine, the com bination, with the upper andlower rails, connected together and provided with chain races andinwardly projecting brackets D; of the vertical partition plates Asecured to the said brackets one on each side of the machine leavingspaces F between them and the said rails the'inclined guide plates Jsecured to the lower rails and to the plates A under the said spaces;and the chains sliding in the chain races and provided with arms forsupporting the cloth, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cloth stretching machine, a reversible chain rail formed of anupper part and a lower part, and central bolts 8 securing the said partstogether, separate races being formed by the said parts, one on eachside of the central bolts, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signa tures in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH HORTON. WILLIAM HORTON.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. WALSH, ABRAHAM REED.

